The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses for gallbladder treatment from July 25, 2005 to August 7, 2005 were denied as the treatment was not for a service-connected disability and did not meet the criteria for emergency care.
The deciding factor: The treatment provided was not for an emergent condition that would have been hazardous if delayed, and VA facilities were feasibly available beforehand.
- Claimed conditions
- Gallbladder condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 16, 2013
- Citation
- 1326188
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